Business Communication 8th Edition by Amy Newman,Scot Ober

Exercise 13

Practice different delivery styles.
In small groups, practice each of the four delivery styles. First, each of you chooses a topic that interests you; this can be a hobby, volunteer work, or an aspect of business. Second, prepare to deliver two or three sentences of a presentation about the topic, using the three delivery styles for which you can prepare: extemporaneous, scripted, and memorized. Of course, you'll have to change what you say for each method.
Taking turns, have each person present the four styles using this approach:
1. Deliver your memorized speech.
2. Deliver your scripted presentation.
3. Deliver your extemporaneous presentation.
4. Wait until a team member asks you a related question, and then deliver your response using the impromptu style.
After your presentations, discuss what you learned. Which methods were easiest and most natural for you to deliver? Which were most difficult? How can you adjust to different styles, even though you may be more comfortable with one than the others?